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3 Best LLC Services in Delaware (2026): Price Table

Our 2026 table for Delaware puts Delaware Registered Agent.ai ($199), DE Registered Agent.org ($199) and Mainstay Filing ($199), in that order, ahead of the other LLC formation services. Pick any entry and three years cost $397 to $597; the $110 filing fee in Delaware is added regardless.

Compiled by the LLC Price Tables editorial team ·

Table order: Best value on top, by our five-column test

Delaware: the main figures

  • Fee at the filing office$110delcode.delaware.gov [read October 2026, table note]
  • Opening cells$199Provider charges alone
  • Three-year cells$397 to $597First year and both renewals
  • Government charges, 3 years$910Official figures alone
  • First swapNo swapNo entry passes another

Ranked entries

Service prices only. Every entry is subject to the same $110 state fee.

  1. 1. Delaware Registered Agent.ai: best for a bare-bones start

    Entry one
    • Year-1 cell$199
    • Cell for later years$99/yr
    • Three-year cell$397

    $199 to form, $99 yearly after

    For Delaware, Delaware Registered Agent.ai is the best value because the three-year cell reads $397 since renewal is only $99.

    Its three-year cell is lower than Mainstay Filing's, and three-year cost is 40% of the sort.

    You would still file the Annual LLC Tax.

    Price buys

    • Formation handled for you
    • Agent service for the first year

    In its favor

    • Starts at $199
    • No agent charge in year one
    • A modest $99 renewal

    Against it

    • The Annual LLC Tax remains on your own list of jobs
    • EIN application adds $99
    See Delaware Registered Agent.aiPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

  2. 2. DE Registered Agent.org: best for a second in-state filer

    Local entry
    • Year-1 cell$199
    • Cell for later years$99/yr
    • Three-year cell$397

    $199 to form, $99 yearly after

    Below that, DE Registered Agent.org: the three-year cell reads $397 since renewal is only $99.

    You would still file the Annual LLC Tax.

    Year-one and renewal cells both equal Delaware Registered Agent.ai's.

    Price buys

    • Formation handled for you
    • Agent service for the first year

    In its favor

    • Starts at $199
    • A modest $99 renewal
    • No agent charge in year one

    Against it

    • The Annual LLC Tax remains on your own list of jobs
    • EIN application adds $99
    See DE Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

  3. 3. Mainstay Filing: best for a yearly price with no surprises

    Full package
    • Year-1 cell$199
    • Cell for later years$199/yr
    • Three-year cell$597

    $199 a year, with $110 paid to the state

    Place 3 belongs to Mainstay Filing: no other entry puts the annual tax inside a $199 yearly price.

    Its three-year cell is $200 above Delaware Registered Agent.ai's, and cost is 40% of the sort.

    You never prepare the Annual LLC Tax, and only the $400 state fee is added.

    Price buys

    • Formation paperwork, completed
    • Registered agent for twelve months
    • Annual tax, filed when due
    • EIN application prepared
    • State fee billed as published

    In its favor

    • No extra fee for the EIN application
    • Steady at $199
    • Year two is $199

    Against it

    • Yearly premium over Delaware Registered Agent.ai: $100
    See Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.

Running totals at 1, 2, 3 and 5 years

No.EntryYear 1 cellYear 2 cellYear 3 cellYear 5 cell
1Delaware Registered Agent.ai$199$298$397$595See Delaware Registered Agent.aiPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
2DE Registered Agent.org$199$298$397$595See DE Registered Agent.orgPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
3Mainstay Filing$199$398$597$995See Mainstay FilingPartner link. We may earn money if you buy.
Service fees only, taken from each company's prices as of November 13, 2026. None of the entries swap places in ten years.

Choose your own span

Totals for 1 to 5 years, EIN application optional. State fees are omitted because every entry owes the same ones.
Over 3 years: Delaware Registered Agent.ai $397, DE Registered Agent.org $397, Mainstay Filing $597. Smallest total: Delaware Registered Agent.ai.

The government side, Delaware

ChargeCellSource
Filing to form the LLC$110delcode.delaware.gov [read October 2026, table note]
Annual LLC Tax$400 every yearlegis.delaware.gov [read October 2026, table note]
Cost of missing the deadline$200legis.delaware.gov [read October 2026, table note]
State fees over three years$910Calculated from the lines above
Each line cites the state's own page. Together they give a three-year state figure: filing, reports for years two and three, and a minimum tax where one applies.

What settled the order

Delaware Registered Agent.ai takes three-year row total, worth 40%, with DE Registered Agent.org close behind.

Three years with Delaware Registered Agent.ai cost $397, while the same span at Mainstay Filing runs $200 higher.

If you need the EIN application, the entries swap in year 2, as Mainstay Filing moves past Delaware Registered Agent.ai.

Delaware LLC filing fee and requirements, quoted from the official source

$110 plus the Certificate of Formation of a Limited Liability Company, delivered to the Delaware Secretary of State, creates the company. Every LLC must name a registered agent with an in-state street address.

Cited at: delcode.delaware.gov [read October 2026, table note]

Filing it yourself

Do the filing yourself and the only charge left is the state's: $910 across three years. The entries above add $397 to $597 for the paperwork and the agent.

About these figures

What do LLC formation services charge in Delaware?

$199 in year one across these entries, plus the state's $110 filing fee.

What do these entries add up to over three years?

Between $397 to $597 for three years of service.

How much does Delaware charge to file an LLC?

It costs $110 to file, using the Certificate of Formation of a Limited Liability Company.

What does Delaware charge each year after formation?

Following formation, the table shows Delaware wanting the Annual LLC Tax each year for $400, annual alternative-entity tax due on or before June 1.

Is the EIN application included in the price?

Entry by entry: Delaware Registered Agent.ai ($99), DE Registered Agent.org ($99) and Mainstay Filing (included).

When does one entry pass another in total cost?

Not within ten years: the running totals keep the same order.

Which LLC formation service is the best value in Delaware?

Delaware Registered Agent.ai, which wins on three-year row total. DE Registered Agent.org and Mainstay Filing follow.

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Where this came from

  1. Cells for Delaware yearly filing: Recurring obligation draw on corp.delaware.gov, read October 2026.
  2. Cells for Delaware yearly filing: Recurring obligation draw on corp.delaware.gov, read October 2026.
  3. Cells for Delaware yearly filing: HB 400 draw on legis.delaware.gov, read October 2026.
  4. Cells for Delaware report due date draw on delcode.delaware.gov, read August 2026.
  5. Cells for 6 Del draw on delcode.delaware.gov, read August 2026.
  6. Cells for Delaware registered agent statute draw on delcode.delaware.gov, read October 2026.
  7. Delaware Registered Agent.ai pricing page page as of November 13, 2026
  8. DE Registered Agent.org pricing page page as of November 13, 2026
  9. Mainstay Filing Delaware service page page as of November 13, 2026